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‘Massports’ initiative urges kids to attend Mass during Lent

A parish in Little Rock, Arkansas, has instituted a program to encourage children to bring a “passport booklet” to Mass each weekend to receive a sticker from priests and deacons.

CatholicVote launches ‘Zeale for America 250’ campaign encouraging prayer, patriotism

The Catholic political advocacy organization hopes Americans will make a “renewed commitment to America’s future” through the initiative.

FDA abortion-by-mail policy puts women in danger, report finds

After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stopped requiring in-person visits for chemical abortions, abortion drugs became more dangerous for women, per an Ethics and Public Policy Center report.

Bishop Zaidan: ‘Pray for peace’ as Middle East war continues

Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan expressed concern over the war’s impact on civilians and the desire for Lebanese Catholics to be free from the ongoing conflict.

Trappists considering abandoning historic abbey after 900 years due to lack of vocations

The potential closing of the abbey is a sign of the times and the state of the Church in some areas of the world.

As the number of religious sisters declines, Catholic women continue to focus on Church’s mission

From March 8–14, religious sisters are celebrated during the annual Catholic Sisters Week.

10,000 Austrian students petition to end mandatory fees funding abortions

Pro-life students are demonstrating against the “Repro Fund,” a program that uses mandatory student fees to finance abortions.

As EU acts on children and social media, experts ask: What are we protecting them for?

European governments are moving to restrict children’s access to social media — but Catholic thinkers say the more important question is what kind of human beings those children are becoming.

Several cardinals show grave concern about Iran war; McElroy says it’s not a just war

Cardinals in the United States and elsewhere are raising concerns about just war and about the death and destruction caused by the ongoing conflict with Iran.

Pope Leo XIV confers title of 'monsignor' on U.S. bishops’ general secretary

Father Michael J.K. Fuller was designated as “chaplain to His Holiness” following a decade of work serving the U.S. bishops.